n.(名词)

1. 声音，响声
2. 海峡，海湾
3. 音响
4. 印象，感觉
5. 【医】(检查体腔的)探子，探条
6. 噪音，喧闹声
7. 【物】声
8. 音调
9. 【语】音
10. 流行音乐
11. 唱片
12. 探针
13. (鱼的)鳔

v.(动词)

1. 响，鸣响，弄响
2. 宣告，通知，宣扬
3. 回响
4. 敲击检查
5. 反响
6. 发声音，发音
7. 用声音传播，传播
8. 召唤
9. 测量（海深），锤测 ，探测，测水深
10. 试探（别人的意见），探听
11. 调查（可能性）
12. 听起来，听上去
13. 使发声，使响起
14. 发出…的信号
15. 【医】叩诊，听诊
16. 【音】(乐器)被奏响，被吹响，被敲响
17. 【法】具有(…的)基本性质

adj.(形容词)

1. 合理的，可靠的
2. 完好的，健全的
3. 正确的，正当的
4. 严厉的
5. 坚固的，坚牢的
6. 稳当的
7. 充分的
8. 明智的
9. 健康的，强壮的
10. 正常的
11. 无疵的
12. 没有腐烂的
13. 合法的
14. 见解正确的，合逻辑的

adv.(副词)

1. 充分地
2. 酣、沉（睡）
3. 酣畅地
4. 十分地

n.(名词)

1. [C] 声音,响声 what is or may be heard; (sth that causes) a sensation in the ear
2. [S] 印象,感觉,含义 an idea produced by sth read or heard
3. [U] 播音,录音 things broadcast or played from a recording machine for listening to rather than for seeing

adj.(形容词)

1. 健全的,完好的 in good condition, without disease or damage
2. 明智的,有判断力的,正确的 showing good sense or good judgment
3. 彻底的,完全的 thorough, complete

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 发出声音; 响 give out sound
2. vt. 发出…的信号 give the signal for
3. vt. 探测 measure the depth of water by letting down a weight fastened on the end of a line
4. vt. 试探,探询 try to learn sb's views, sentiments

Noun:

1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause;

   "the sound of rain on the roof"
   "the beautiful sound of music"
   

2. the subjective sensation of hearing something;

   "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
   

3. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium;

   "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
   

4. the sudden occurrence of an audible event;

   "the sound awakened them"
   

5. the audible part of a transmitted signal;

   "they always raise the audio for commercials"
   

6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

8. a large ocean inlet or deep bay;

   "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
   

Adjective:

1. financially secure and safe;

   "sound investments"
   "a sound economy"
   

2. exercising or showing good judgment;

   "healthy scepticism"
   "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"
   "the healthy attitude of French laws"
   "healthy relations between labor and management"
   "an intelligent solution"
   "a sound approach to the problem"
   "sound advice"
   "no sound explanation for his decision"
   

3. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay;

   "a sound timber"
   "the wall is sound"
   "a sound foundation"
   

4. in excellent physical condition;

   "good teeth"
   "I still have one good leg"
   "a sound mind in a sound body"
   

5. logically valid;

   "a sound argument"
   

6. having legal efficacy or force;

   "a sound title to the property"
   

7. free from moral defect;

   "a man of sound character"
   

8. (of sleep) deep and complete;

   "a heavy sleep"
   "fell into a profound sleep"
   "a sound sleeper"
   "deep wakeless sleep"
   

9. thorough;

   "a sound thrashing"
   

Verb:

1. appear in a certain way;

   "This sounds interesting"
   

2. make a certain noise or sound;

   "She went `Mmmmm'"
   "The gun went `bang'"
   

3. give off a certain sound or sounds;

   "This record sounds scratchy"
   

4. announce by means of a sound;

   "sound the alarm"
   

5. utter with vibrating vocal chords

6. cause to sound;

   "sound the bell"
   "sound a certain note"
   

7. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

名词和动词用法（NOUN AND VERB USES）

1.声音;响声
Asound is something that you hear.

e.g. Peter heard thesound of gunfire...
彼德听见了枪炮声。
e.g. Liza was so frightened she couldn't make asound...
莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。

2.声(指通过空气、水或其他物质传播的一种能量)
sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard.

e.g. The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed ofsound.
这架飞机的速度将是音速的两倍。

3.(电视、收音机、CD 机等可调节音量的)声音，音响
The sound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled.

e.g. She went and turned thesound down...
她去把音量关小了。
e.g. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recordedsound quality.
激光唱片极大地提高了录音的音质。

4.(歌手或乐队的)音乐风格，乐曲特色
A singer's or band'ssound is the distinctive quality of their music.

e.g. They have started showing a strong soul element in theirsound...
他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。
e.g. He's got a uniquesound and a unique style.
他的音乐风格独具特色。

5.发声;出声响;响起
If something such as a horn or a bellsounds or if yousound it, it makes a noise.

e.g. The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office...
丹尼尔办公室里的蜂音器响了。
e.g. A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.
一个年轻人鸣钟宣布周日的礼拜开始了。

6.发出(警告等);(以…语调)发表
If yousound a warning, you publicly give it. If yousound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic.

sound的反义词

e.g. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt...
坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。
e.g. Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...
其他人认为采取这个行动为时尚早，对此提出了警告。

7.(某物)听起来
When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way itsounds .

sound的近义词

e.g. They heard what sounded like a huge explosion...
他们听见一声爆炸般的巨响。
e.g. The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence...
在那片寂静之中，铰链吱吱嘎嘎的声音听起来很响。

8.听起来似乎;听着好像
When you talk about the way someonesounds, you are describing the impression you have of them when they speak.

e.g. She sounded a bit worried...
她的语气里有一点担心。
e.g. Murphy sounds like a child...
墨菲的口气像个孩子。

9.(用于谈论印象或观点)听起来，似乎
When you are describing your impression or opinion of something you have heard about or read about, you can talk about the way itsounds .

sound

e.g. It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?...
听起来这个主意很不错，真的能行吗？
e.g. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake...
听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。

10.(对于听说或读到的事情的)印象
You can describe your impression of something you have heard about or read about by talking aboutthe sound of it.

e.g. Here's a new idea we liked thesound of...
这是个新想法，我们一听就喜欢。
e.g. I don't like thesound of Toby Osborne...
我不喜欢托比·奥斯伯恩的那一套。

11. see also: -sounding;sounding

12. tosound the alarm -> see alarm
tosound the death knell -> see death knell
safe andsound -> see safe

相关词组：sound offsound out

形容词用法（ADJECTIVE USES）

1.(身体)健康的;(心智)健全的;(建筑)坚固的
If a structure, part of someone's body, or someone's mind issound, it is in good condition or healthy.

e.g. When we bought the house, it was structurallysound...
我们买下这栋房子的时候，它的结构还非常坚固。
e.g. Although the car is basicallysound, I was worried about certain areas...
尽管这辆汽车基本状况良好，我还是担心一些地方不够安全。

soundness
We had taken great pains to check the structural soundness of the coachwork.
我们下了很大的工夫检查汽车车身的结构是否安全。

2.(建议、推理或证据)正确的，合理的，可靠的，明智的
sound advice, reasoning, or evidence is reliable and sensible.

sound的近义词

e.g. They are trained nutritionists who can givesound advice on diets...
他们都是受过训练的营养学家，能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。
e.g. Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financiallysound...
一定要从财务状况良好的保险公司购买保险。

soundness
I can appreciate his humanitarian zeal; it is the soundness of his thought that I question...
我能够理解他的人道主义热忱，我质疑的是他的观点是否正确。
They have a strong record of financial soundness.
他们有着极佳的财务记录，可以证明他们的财务状况良好。

3.(观点)正确的，明智的
If you describe someone's ideas assound, you mean that you approve of them and think they are correct.

e.g. I am not sure that this issound democratic practice...
我不能肯定这是正确的民主行为。
e.g. I think the idea of secularism is a verysound one...
我认为现世主义的观点非常正确。

4.(睡觉)酣畅的，深沉的
If someone is in asound sleep, they are sleeping very deeply.

sound

e.g. She had woken me out of asound sleep.
她把我从酣睡中叫醒。

5. see also: soundly

1. 音响：3.语音电缆的一端连接在音响(sound)卡或电脑的音响输出部位,另一端连接在显示器台座(stand)背部的音响输入部位(stereo input). 剩下的语音电缆的一端连接在音卡或电脑线输出部位,另一端连接在显示器台座后部的辅助麦克(mic by-pass)部位.

2.sound：snd; 声音

a high'/low sound

高的 / 低的声音

a clicking'/buzzing'/scratching, etc. sound

咔嗒咔嗒、嗡嗡、嚓嚓等的声音

the different sounds and smells of the forest

森林里的各种声音、各种气息

She heard the sound of footsteps outside.

她听见外面有脚步声。

Peter heard the sound of gunfire...

彼德听见了枪炮声。

Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound...

莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。

The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.

这架飞机的速度将是音速的两倍。

She went and turned the sound down...

她去把音量关小了。

Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.

激光唱片极大地提高了录音的音质。

They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound...

他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。

He's got a unique sound and a unique style.

他的音乐风格独具特色。

The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office...

丹尼尔办公室里的蜂音器响了。

A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.

一个年轻人鸣钟宣布周日的礼拜开始了。

The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt...

坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。

Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...

其他人认为采取这个行动为时尚早，对此提出了警告。

They heard what sounded like a huge explosion...

他们听见一声爆炸般的巨响。

The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence...

在那片寂静之中，铰链吱吱嘎嘎的声音听起来很响。

She sounded a bit worried...

她的语气里有一点担心。

Murphy sounds like a child...

墨菲的口气像个孩子。

It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?...

听起来这个主意很不错，真的能行吗？

It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake...

听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。

Here's a new idea we liked the sound of...

这是个新想法，我们一听就喜欢。

I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne...

我不喜欢托比·奥斯伯恩的那一套。

When we bought the house, it was structurally sound...

我们买下这栋房子的时候，它的结构还非常坚固。

Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas...

尽管这辆汽车基本状况良好，我还是担心一些地方不够安全。

They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets...

他们都是受过训练的营养学家，能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。

Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound...

一定要从财务状况良好的保险公司购买保险。

I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice...

我不能肯定这是正确的民主行为。

I think the idea of secularism is a very sound one...

我认为现世主义的观点非常正确。

She had woken me out of a sound sleep.

她把我从酣睡中叫醒。

1. sound travels slower than light.
   声音比光走得慢。
2. The room is proof against sound.
   这房间是隔音的。
3. His remarks had a worried sound.
   他说话的声音有些胆怯。
4. The piece of bamboo makes a musical sound
   这块竹片能发出悦耳的声音。
5. There was a persistent sound of running water, although he had turned all the taps off.
   尽管他已关上了所有的水龙头,但仍有持续不断的流水声。
6. I love the sound of rain on the roof.
   我喜欢雨点落在屋顶上的声音。
7. The door was open, sounds came from the kitchen.
   门开着,从厨房传出各种声音。
8. Strange sounds came from the next room.
   有种奇怪的声音从隔壁的房间里传过来。
9. We heard strange sounds in the distance.
   我们听见远处有怪声。
10. What made these sounds?
    那些声音是怎么造成的?
11. When she woke, her ear caught the sound of knocking.
    她醒来时听见敲门的声音。
12. He didn't like the sound of her telegram.
    他不喜欢她电报中用的语气。
13. Judging from the sound of it,I'd say the matter was serious.
    从言外之意听来,我想这件事很严重。
14. The news has a sinister sound.
    这消息听起来像是凶兆。
15. From the sound of it,I'd say the matter was serious.
    这件事听起来似乎很严肃。

用作定语～+ n.

1. A sound mind is in a sound body.
   有健康的身体,才有健全的心理。
2. The doctor says I have a sound constitution.
   医生说我很健康。
3. The doctor certified that she was of sound mind.
   医生的诊断表明她的心智健全。
4. We hope that the goods will arrive at your end in sound condition.
   我们希望货物完好无损地到达你那里。
5. That's very sound advice, you should take it.
   那是非常明智的忠告,你应当接受。
6. You can depend on him to make a sound choice.
   你可以依靠他作出正确的选择。
7. She's a very sound woman to have on the committee.
   委员会中需要有她这样一位很有见地的委员。
8. He gave employees a sound training.
   他给所有的雇员进行良好的训练。

用作表语S+be+～

1. His heart is basically sound.
   他的心脏基本健康。
2. The house was surprisingly sound.
   这房子完好无损,令人感到意外。
3. As far as we ourselves are concerned, we are safe and sound.
   至于我们自身,则安然无恙。
4. His theory is perfectly sound.
   他的理论完全正确。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The bell sounded.
   门铃响了。
2. Teacher Wang's words sounded clearly in his ears.
   王老师的话清楚地在他耳边回响。
3. Just then footsteps sounded in the yard.
   正在这时,院子里响起了一阵脚步声。

用作系动词S+～+ n.

1. She sounded a modest woman.
   她的话使人感到她是一个谦逊的人。
2. It sounds a bad news to me.
   就我听来,这是个坏消息。
3. It sounds a very bad poem to me.
   就我听来,这是首很差的诗。

S+～+ adj.

1. The story sounds interesting.
   这个故事听起来很有趣。
2. The idea sounds marvellous.
   这主意听起来妙极了。
3. Your plan sounds good.
   你的想法听起来很好。
4. Your suggestion sounds sensible.
   你的建议听上去有道理。
5. That sounds very reasonable.
   听起来很有道理。

It ～s/ed as if〔as though〕...

1. It sounded as if they were contemplating a change in their plan.
   听起来他们仿佛是在考虑改变他们的计划。
2. It sounds as though there is a knock at the door.
   听起来好像有人在敲门。

sound in (v.+prep.)

表示出…的样子 performHe always sounds in folly.他总是表现出一副愚蠢的样子。

sound like (v.+prep.)

听起来像 just listen to (sth) like (sth)
sound like sth

What he said sounded like a fairy-tale.

他说的听上去简直像一篇童话。

It sounds like thunder.

这声音好似惊雷。

That sounds like a good arrangement.

这样的安排听起来不错。

sound off (v.+adv.)

明确而大胆地说出 express an opinion freely and forcefully, especially to brag or complain loudly
sound off

The bugler sounded off.

军号吹响了。

Ask the musician to sound off, and then we can start.

让乐师奏起来,然后我们就可出发了。

The men must not make any mistakes while sounding off.

士兵们喊数时不得出错。

sound off

I could hear father sounding off to his class on his favourite subject again.

我听见父亲又在班上对学生们滔滔不绝地谈起他所喜欢的话题。

sound off about sth

Has he been sounding off about his golf game again?

他是不是又在呱啦呱啦地说他的高尔夫球比赛?

John's always sounding off about the extremely poor quality of the beer at our local pub.

约翰总是抱怨本地酒吧的啤酒质量极其低劣。

sound out (v.+adv.)

试探意见,探听口气 try (especially cautiously or in a reserved manner) to learn sb's views, sentiments, etc.
sound sb ⇔ out

He will sound them out for us.

他会为我们试探一下他们的看法的。

We'll have to sound out the opposition before we decide what action to take.

在我们采取行动以前,我们得探探反对派的口气。

He sounded out the other members of the club about the proposal.

他探询过俱乐部其余成员对这一建议的看法。

Let's sound him out on the proposal.

让我们探听一下他对这个建议有什么看法。

I will sound out the manager on the question of holidays.

我将就假日问题试探经理的意见。

动词+～

• sounds">carry sounds传播声音
• sound%20of">catch the sound of听到…的声音
• sound">deepen sound使声音变得低沉
• sound">give forth sound发出声音
• sound">hear sound听到声音
• sound">make sound发出声音
• sound">produce sound产生声音
• sound">raise a sound提高声音
• sound">transmit a sound传音
• sound">turn down the sound调低声音
• sound">turn up the sound调高声音

形容词+～

• sound">artificial sound不自然的声音
• sound">charming sound迷人的声音
• sound">deep sound低沉的声音
• sound">dull sound沉闷的声音
• sound">ear-deafening sound震耳欲聋的声音
• sound">ear-splitting sound刺耳的声音
• sound">faint sound微弱的声音
• sound">familiar sound熟悉的声音
• sound">loud sound响亮的声音
• sound">musical sound乐音
• sound">natural sound自然的声音
• sound">sharp sound尖音
• sound">soft sound柔和的声音
• sound">tinkling sound叮当声
• sound">voiced sound浊音
• sound">voiceless sound清音

名词+～

• sounds">traffic sounds交通噪音

介词+～

• sound%20of%20sb%27s%20voice">out of sound of sb's voice在听不到某人声音的地方
• sound">to a sound随着声音
• sound%20of%20music">to the sound of music和着乐曲声
• sound%20of%20sb%27s%20voice">within sound of sb's voice在听得到某人声音的地方

～+介词

• sound%20of%20footsteps">sound of footsteps脚步声
• sound%20of%20music">sound of music音乐之声
• sound%20of%20the%20letter">sound of the letter这封信的语气
• sound%20of%20voices">sound of voices人声

～+名词

• sound%20advice">sound advice很有道理的建议
• sound%20argument">sound argument符合逻辑的论点
• sound%20constitution">sound constitution健全的体魄
• sound%20construction">sound construction牢固的建筑物
• sound%20economy">sound economy稳定的经济
• sound%20football%20player">sound football player有能力的足球运动员
• sound%20foundation">sound foundation牢固的基础
• sound%20fruit">sound fruit新鲜的水果
• sound%20judgment">sound judgment慎重的审判
• sound%20mind%20and%20body">sound mind and body健全的身心
• sound%20opinion">sound opinion正确的意见
• sound%20timber">sound timber完好的木材
• sound%20tooth">sound tooth好牙齿
• sound%20unity">sound unity牢固团结

～+副词

• sound%20admirably">sound admirably发出羡慕的声音
• sound%20faintly">sound faintly发出微弱的声音
• sound%20fortunately">sound fortunately幸运地发出声音
• sound%20impressively">sound impressively发出给人深刻印象的声音
• sound%20loudly">sound loudly发出响亮的声音
• sound%20luckily">sound luckily幸运地发出声音
• sound%20melancholy">sound melancholy发出悲哀的声音
• sound%20nicely">sound nicely发出美妙的声音
• sound%20perfectly">sound perfectly发出完美的声音
• sound%20queerly">sound queerly发出奇怪的声音
• sound%20remarkably">sound remarkably发出奇特的声音
• sound%20satisfactorily">sound satisfactorily发出满意的声音
• sound%20silly">sound silly听起来荒唐
• sound%20splendidly">sound splendidly发出响亮的声音
• sound%20sweetly">sound sweetly发出甜美的声音
• sound%20wholesomely">sound wholesomely健康地发出声音
• sound%20out">sound out试探

～+介词

• sound%20for">sound for为…试探
• sound%20on">sound on关于…试探

• My sharpest sense is that of sound.

  出自：M. Tippett

• Men in the prime of life, sound of wind and limb.

  出自：V. Woolf

• Doctors..overhauled him and found him pretty sound.

  出自：C. P. Snow

• A bell began clanging, and he listened till a hundred..strokes had sounded.

  出自：T. Hardy

• The street sounds to the soldiers' tread.

  出自：A. E. Housman

• A gun sounded from the bank.

  出自：A. Schlee

• Let us go to the bow and see the linesman sounding.

  出自：T. Mo

Bikes-(自行车)

sound是什么意思

B：Hey, Jim. I didn’t know you biked to work.
嘿，吉姆。我可不知道你骑自行车上班。

A：Yeah, it helps keep me fit and helps the environment, too.
是这样。他可以帮助我保持体形，同时也有利于环境。

sound

B：One less car on the road means less pollution.
马路上车少也意味着污染更少。

A：Right. Since my work is near a park, it’s a really nice ride, too.
是呀。我上班的地方挨着公园，骑车是件很惬意的事情。

sound

B：How far is it?
有多远。

A：Oh, about 10 miles. It takes me about an hour.
哦，大概10英里。花大概1个小时。

sound的翻译

B：That doesn’tsound too bad. I wish I could do it, but I work in the city. So I take the train.
那还不至于太糟糕。我希望我也可以这样，可是我在市区上班，所以坐火车去。

A：You’re doing your part for the environment by using public transportation, too.
使用公交车也算是为环境尽了一点你自己的力量。

B：True. Well, see you tomorrow.
这倒是。好了，明天见。

A：See you.
再见。

Receipts and Warranties-(收据和质量保证)

B：Can I help you, sir?
有什么可以为您效劳的，先生？

A：Yes, what sort of warranty comes with this stereo?
好的，这种音响有哪种质量保证？

B：Well, our store offers a 90-Day return policy and the manufacturer offers a one-year warranty on any factory defects.
哦，我们商店提供90天的退货保证。生产商则会提供为期1年的质量保证，如果是生产厂家造成的责任的话。

A：What conditions are there on the store policy?
退货保证有何具体条款？

B：We’ll give you your money back as long as the stereo is returned in the original packaging and with a receipt.
如果有收据，而且音响以初始包装退还的话，我们会将您的钱给与退还。

A：O.K. How do I get the manufacturer’s warranty?
好的，那么如何得到生产厂家的质量保证呢？

B：Just send in the warranty card with a copy of your receipt.
只要把质量保证卡和收据的复印件寄过去就好了。

A：All right, thosesound good. I’ll take it.
好的，很不错。我买下了。

B：Very well, I can ring you up over here, sir.
很好，先生，请在这儿付款。

Easy and Difficult-(易学的和难学的语言)

sound什么意思

A：People always say that Chinese and English are very hard to learn. Sometimes I wish I were learning French or Japanese. Maybe they'd be easier.
人们常说汉语和英语是很难学的。有的时候我想要是我学法语或日语就好了。 也许这两种语言容易些。

B：Maybe, but maybe not too. It all depends on what language you already speak.
可能，不过也可能不太容易。这要看你原来是说什么语言的。

A：Why should that be? What diffrence does it make?
为什么呢？这有什么关系？

B：Well, languages are more or less equally difficult.Most of the things one language says must be said by every language in some way.
哦，语言大体上都是同样地难学。一种语言中所说的绝大部分东西，在别的语言中差不多都有。

A：You mean I could learn Chinese easily?
你的意思是说我学汉语会很容易？

B：No, because your native language is Spanish. But Italian might be easy. It has a lot of words that are similar to words in Spanish. Even thesound systems are more similar than that of Chinese is to Spanish. How difficult a language is to learn depends mostly on how much it resembles your own language.
不，因为你的母语是西班牙语。所以意大利语可能容易些。它有很多词同西班牙语相似。连它的语音体系也比汉语更接近西班牙语。一种语言是否难学，主要看它在多大程度上同自己的语言相近。

n.(名词)

1. sound用作名词的基本意思是“声音”,表示抽象意义的声音或泛指能听见的一切声音时是不可数名词,表示具体的声音或某种特殊的声音时是可数名词。当表示某一次听到的声音时用复数,当指引起人们注意的某种声音时,用单数。
2. sound引申还可表示某事情由看或听所产生的“印象,感觉,含义”,常译成“语气”。
3. sound还可作“播音,录音”解,指广播或录音机播放的内容。

adj.(形容词)

1. sound用作形容词的基本意思是“健全的,完好的”,指某事物是完好无损的。
2. sound还可作“明智的,有判断力的,正确的”解,指某事物是符合逻辑的,指人时则表示“有能力的,慎重的”。
3. sound还可表示事物在程度上是“彻底的,完全的”。

v.(动词)

1. sound的基本意思是“发出声音”“响”,引申可表示“发出…的信号”。sound还可作“探测”解,指以测深索来测量水的深度,引申可表示“试探”“探询”,指小心或含蓄地试探他人的观点、意见等。
2. sound可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
3. sound也可用作系动词,意思是“听起来”,其后接名词、形容词或as if〔as though〕引导的从句作表语。
4. sound用于形容词前表示谈话人对某人或某事的印象,包含对所听到或所阅读到的关于某人某事的印象。

1. sound作为连接动词使用时，后面跟形容词而不是副词。

   Your idea sounds great.
   你的主意听起来不错。

2. sound一般不用做进行时，但是，想要表达一个观点或者事物的改变时，可以用进行时。

   The car is sounding a bit rough these days.
   这辆车的声音最近听起来有点粗糙。

3. sound可统指“声音”，a sound表示“一个声音”，其复数形式sounds则表示“多个声音”；
4. sound asleep (熟睡的)里习惯用 sound,不用soundly；
5. 词组out of sound of表示“听不到”，within sound of表示“听得到”，一般在它们前面都不加“the”。

   My house is out of sound of street noises.
   我家听不到街上的噪音。

   Her house is within sound of the waves breaking on the shore.
   她家可以听到海浪拍击海岸的声音。

n.(名词)

sound, voice

这两个词都可表示“声音”。其区别是：

sound含义广泛,可以指任何听得到的声音; voice主要指人的声音,包括说话、唱歌或笑声,有时也指鸟的叫声,但很少指动物的叫声,有时可用于比喻。例如:

I wish my house were out of sound of street noises.但愿我的房子离得远些,听不到街上的嘈杂声就好了。

It was the sound of a girl's voice.是一个女孩子说话的声音。

It is the voice of truth.这是真理之声。

sound, clamour, din, noise

这组词都有“喧闹声”的意思。其区别在于：

1.noise指刺耳、尖锐的声音,有时是混合的或多种声音夹杂在一起,含有使人不愉快之义。例如:

The young men were making such a noise in the restaurant that the police came and ejected them.那些年轻人在餐馆又吵又闹,因此警察来把他们赶走了。

2.sound为普通用语,可指各种强弱、高低不等的声音。例如:

The sounds failed away.声音渐渐消失了。

The sound of music drifted up to us.音乐声向我们悠悠飘来。

Turning the knob of a radio one can fade the volume of sound in or out.旋转收音机的旋钮,你就能使音量渐渐增大或减弱。

The room echoed with the sound of music.音乐声在房间中回响。

3.din表示一种响亮不断的噪声,强调对耳朵有强烈的刺激。例如:

The din of the machines gave me a headache.机器噪声使我头痛。

They were unable to sleep because of the din coming from the bar.酒吧里传来的喧闹声吵得他们不能入睡。

4.clamour主要指人由于激动、兴奋、愤怒而连续高声呼喊。例如:

They used to make a clamour about trifles.他们过去常常为小事大吵大闹。

The clamour of voices from the living room seemed louder than ever.从起居室传来的吵闹声似乎比任何时候都大。

adj.(形容词)

sound, hale, healthy, robust, well

这组词都可表示“身体健康”。其区别是：

sound强调表现无任何身体或精神缺陷; hale指老年人继续保持壮年时期的体质; healthy表示身体或精神充满活力的,没有任何疾病或病态迹象; robust指肌肉发达,结实,声音洪亮,耐久力强等方面所表现的活力; well仅表示没有病。例如:

His father, though an old man, was still hale.他父亲虽已是老年人了,但仍很健壮。

Rose has a family with four healthy, active boys.罗斯的家有四个健康活泼的男孩。

Mr. Wang was looking robust and full of health and vigor.王先生看样子很强壮,充满健康活力。

He stayed well amidst disease and poverty.在贫穷和疾病的环境中他保持着良好的状态。

v.(动词)

下面两句的意思相同:

That sounds like a great idea.

That sounds a great idea.

听起来是个好主意。

noise，sound，voice

这些名词均含“声音”之意。

noise通常指不悦耳的、令人烦恼的嘈杂声，隐含贬义。

sound普通用词，含义笼统，指人们能听到的各种声音，无褒贬色彩。

voice指人说话或唱歌时发出的声音。

n.(名词)

我把收音机的音量调大,但仍然没有声音。

误 I turned the volume knob of the radio right up but there was still no sounds.

正 I turned the volume knob of the radio right up but there was still no sound.

析 这里的声音是泛指有耳朵就能听见的声音,因此是不可数名词,应该用sound。

我哼着歌。

误 I hummed a sound.

正 I hummed a song.

正 I hummed a tune.

析 当表示“哼歌曲”,一般说hum a tune或hum a song,不说hum a sound。

v.(动词)

这给我们敲响了警钟。

误 This was sounding the alarm for us.

正 This sounded the alarm for us.

那听起来很好。

误 That is sounding nice.

正 That sounds nice.

析 sound是静态动词,不可用于进行体,即使谈到当前正在发生的事也不用于进行体。

他讲的这些听起来难以置信。

误 His story sounds incredibly.

正 His story sounds incredible.

听起来他好像很生气。

误 He sounds to be furious.

正 He sounds like furious.

正 He sounds furious.

析 sound作系动词时,不可接副词作表语,也不可接动词不定式。

我将就假日问题试探马林的意见。

误 I will sound Marlin in the question of holidays.

正 I will sound Marlin on〔upon,about〕 the question of holidays.

析 表示“就〔拿〕…问题〔主意、想法等〕去试探某人的看法和意见”应该说sound sb on〔upon,about〕 sth,不可以说sound sb in sth

• ☆ 1280年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的son；最初源自古典拉丁语的sonus，意为声音。